Los Angeles Dodgers' Scott Van Slyke connects for a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Outfielder Scott Van Slyke suffered a mild right ankle sprain, according to the Dodgers, on Wednesday which forced him to leave the game against the Diamondbacks. X-rays were negative, and he is listed as day-to-day.

“Normally when I sprain my ankle or twist it, I do it and go about my day,” Van Slyke said. “This was kind of a stinging pain. I felt it after and that wasn’t normal.”

The Dodgers are off on Thursday, and Van Slyke might available to be back in the lineup Friday.

“I didn’t think it would be bad,” Van Slyke said. “It just rolled more than it usually does.”

Van Slyke, who was in the lineup and playing left field with Arizona left-hander Wade Miley starting, was chasing down a ball in left-center field hit by Jordan Pacheco in the fourth inning. Van Slyke turned his right ankle badly when trying to field the ball, flung the ball to Yasiel Puig and went down in the outfield.

Van Slyke laid down on the field for a while and was attended to by Stan Conte, the Dodgers’ director of medical services. Van Slyke walked off the field under his own power.

Carl Crawford replaced Van Slyke in left field.

The outfield is an area where the Dodgers have plenty of depth, with five outfielders — Puig, Matt Kemp, Crawford, Andre Ethier and Van Slyke.

Ryu closer to return

Hyun-Jin Ryu is another day closer to rejoining the Dodgers’ rotation. Ryu, who’s been on the disabled list with a strained gluteus muscle, is eligible to come off the disabled list Friday.

As long as he experiences no more problems, he is scheduled to pitch either Sunday against the Padres in San Diego or Monday against the Nationals at Dodger Stadium.

“Everything seemed to go well,” Mattingly said of Ryu’s simulated game. “If he bounces back, at this point (his start) will be Sunday or Monday, if everything goes well.”

Ryu said he experienced no pain. Ryu threw around 22 pitches in a simulated game, throwing to batters Juan Uribe and Drew Butera.

More injury news

Adrian Gonzalez, “still battling that back stiffness,” according to Mattingly, wasn’t in the lineup Wednesday to give him more time to rest his back. Gonzalez was 1 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored in the Dodgers’ victory Tuesday. Justin Turner was in the lineup at first base.

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Hit streaks

Dee Gordon extended his hitting streak to seven games Wednesday via a bunt single in the third inning against the Diamondbacks. Van Slyke extended his career-best hitting streak to seven games as well before leaving.

Gordon, who found his groove as a full-time starter for the first time in his career this year, has 17 games of three hits or more, which is best in the National League.

Also

Crawford will be inducted into the Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame. Crawford and Matt Holliday will be inducted in November.